IMPORTANCE OF YOGA IN THE PHYSICAL FITNESS: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

The objectives of a study on the importance of yoga in physical fitness include the investigating the specific physical health benefits derived from practicing yoga, such as improved flexibility, strength, balance, and endurance and to compare the effectiveness of yoga with other forms of physical exercise in enhancing physical fitness parameters like cardiovascular health, muscle tone, and body composition. Yoga has diverse range of things to offer mankind. Hence, the aims and objectives for practicing yoga may be varied and may vary from person to person, depending upon their basic disciplines, trades and professions, needs and requirements and problems they face in their walks of life. In this study the researcher has followed the descriptive method. Various secondary sources of information have been followed to gather information to fulfill the objectives of the study. The study reveals that yoga has been found to be the most effective treatment for all these ailments. Here lies the importance of yogic practice. It is found to be the best means of leading a tension-free life, which keeps men free from physical, mental, as well as, psycho-somatic disorders.